Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-03-30
A Little Election Law.

1t seems that the School Trustees
have determined to continue the farce
of special election IN face OF the
plain provisions of the law. They are
told how they may begin the work Of
levying special tax 10 Section 1928 Of
the General Statutes of Nevada which
is section 35 Of the school law of 1868
The Board OF Trustees of any school
district may, when in their judgment
1t is advisable, call an election, aud
limit TO the qualified electors of the
district the question whether tax
shall be raised TO furnish additional
school facilities for said district, or to
keep any school or schools in such
district open for Il longer period than
lhe ordinary funds will allow, or tor
building an additional school house or
houses, or for any two or all of these
purposes. Such election shall he
called by posting notices Ia three of
the most public places in the district
Tor twenty days, and also, If there be a
newspaper in the county, by adver.
tisement therein once week for three
| weeks. Said notices shall contain the
time and place of holding the election !,
the amount of money proposed to be
raised, aud the purpose or purposes
for which it is intended to be used.
The Trustees shall appoint three
judges TO conduct the election, and 1t
shall be held, in all other respects, as
hearty as practicable, in conformity
with the general election law.
1t will te observed that the Trustees
are told to give notice of the time
and purpose Of the election and that
they shall appoint the Judges, then,
the law saysi ut shall be held in all
other respects, as nearly as practicable,
In conformity with the general cleo
ton law"
Now it Is practicable to follow,
literally the REQUIREMENTS of the gen.
eral election law id all other respects,
if sufficient time is given. The first
thing to be done Under the general
election law is to have the registry
Books opened. Section 1903, General
Siatutes Says:
1t shall be the duty Of the Registry
Agents, at any time when called on tr
| do SO, between The hours of ten A. M
ahd six P. ". on all legal days, fol
twenty, days prior TO closing the reg
istrv (Which shall close ten days prior
TO the day OF electionr FOL, ahy spec
ial or municipal election provided
for by law, 10 receive and register the
names OF all persons legally qualified
and entitled to vote at such election.
II will be seen from the above tina
the TIME gwen was ten days less thar
is required for the proper opening o
the Registry books. fney arc only
obliged to publish their notice thre,
weeks, but they should have seen tina
the books were opened and suftlcien
time after the publication could hav,
been given, as has always been don
where proper observance Of the Law
was intended by Trustees who under
stood their business.
As the electoral year ends on til
thirty first day OF December of cacl
year there is nobody registered. Sec
tion 1914, General Statutes says,
No person shall be entitled to vot
at any election mentioned in this Ac
unless his name shall, on the day o
election. appear ON tile CHECK list
furnished by the Registry Agent to tn
Inspector OF Election of Tie electiUl
district at which he offers to vote.
Section 1887, General Statutes says:
1t shall be the duty of tile Inspect
ors of Election at each poll, at ever,
election, to have before them Gel
tilted copy OF the register of voters o
the precinct or district tor which the.
are the INSPECTORS provided by law
and the Inspector to whom any tickle
may be delivered shall, upon receip
thereof, pronounce with an audibl
voice the name OF the person Offering
to vote, aud another one of the In
specturs shall eXamine the cerlific
copy of tho register; and if the nam
OF the person is found thereon, hi
ticket shall Immediately be put in tn,
ballot box without being, Inspected, /
ii be folded ballot. The name o
the electof shall then be, checked OF
the certified, copy of the register, ant
the Clerks Of Election shall enter hi
name and number in the poll book
No person shall he permitted to vot,
whose name is not on the register.
The following sections will be inter
esting reading in connection with thu
above. Section 1916 says
Ifany Registry Agent, or any person
in any manner concerned, shall will
fully and corriptly violate any of tn,
provisions OF this Act, the penalty fol
which is not herein specifically pre-
scribed, he shall be punished for eacl
and every ofense whereof he shall b.
duly convicted, by imprisonment il
the state prison for term, net lesl
than one year nor more than five
years, or by fine ol not less Than ONT
hundred nor more than one Thousand